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Rubio says the US is reviewing Turkish and Indian plans for a limited Black Sea ceasefire to get grain moving

A cargo vessel struck by drones in the Black Sea in October, as the G20 foreign ministers' summit in Atlanta broke up without a joint communiqué amid the dispute over Russia's invitation.
A cargo vessel struck by drones in the Black Sea in October, as the G20 foreign ministers' summit in Atlanta broke up without a joint communiqué amid the dispute over Russia's invitation.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US is actively reviewing Turkish and Indian proposals to end attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea, characterising the situation as a danger to global food and energy security. The G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta broke up without a joint communiqué, with disagreements over Ukraine and the Middle East proving unbridgeable. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was present despite objections from European and Canadian counterparts, while Ukraine's foreign minister had no seat at the table.

Rubio conceded that a fully negotiated settlement was 'not on the immediate horizon', calling the Ukraine conflict 'a very nasty, very destructive war' now entering its fifth year.

Experts say more than 120,000 Black Sea dolphins have perished since Russia's 2022 invasion, with military sonar and underwater explosions disrupting the animals' echolocation and leaving them unable to feed.

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